Pištín
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Pištín is a village and municipality (obec
) in České Budějovice District
in the South Bohemian Region
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 14.03 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi), and has a population of 542 (as at 31 December 2007).
Pištín lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of České Budějovice
and 116 km (72 mi) south of Prague
.
Obec
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality . The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities...
) in České Budějovice District
Ceské Budejovice District
České Budějovice District is a district within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is České Budějovice.- Complete list of municipalities :Adamov -Bečice -Borek -Borovany -Borovnice -Boršov nad Vltavou -Bošilec -...
in the South Bohemian Region
South Bohemian Region
South Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia...
of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of 14.03 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi), and has a population of 542 (as at 31 December 2007).
Pištín lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of České Budějovice
Ceské Budejovice
České Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...
and 116 km (72 mi) south of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.